Warning!
This is a book for the open-minded only!
If you feel that you already know all about the mysteries of our existence, your view of life is set and you would like to keep it this way, then this book is not meant for you. Don't bother reading...
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"It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom."
- Antoine de Saint Exupery
"Did you see him?"
"Ha...tsi!"
"Gesundheit. Now, did you?"
"Tsi!"
Diana did not bother saying anything this time. Instead, she waited impatiently until I had sneezed for the third time.
"Tsi!"
"So?" She looked at me expectantly.
My blush should have been answer enough, but I guess she wanted me to say it out loud.
"Yes." I kept my eyes on the concrete floor of the school-court that we were crossing on our way from the old school building. The one, which housed a different school and some of our classes, like physical education and the hall for choir rehearsals.
Diana was talking about my long-time crush, whom I had nicknamed Fuchsi. In German that is a possible term of endearment for a fox.
I used that name for several reasons: first, his slanted, dark green eyes, as well as his rather dark skin did, indeed, remind me of this adorable animal. Second: his family name meant fox and third, I wanted to keep my infatuation a secret from the world, because I felt shy about it.
That's why, except for my friends Diana, Lisa, Soni and Sofi, nobody knew about it. Especially not – of course – the object of my adoration himself!
"What about you?" I asked Diana, trying to redirect the focus of our conversation. Now it was her time to blush. Yes, she also had a secret crush.
Having reached the building of our school, I pushed the entrance doors open with a flourish. The typical, familiar scent - a mixture of cleaner, children, chalk and old, wooden furniture - immediately hit my nose, briefly evoking all kinds of emotions that I had come to connect with the place over the years.
"So, what about you?" I insisted, just as Diana had done a few minutes prior. The question came out a bit breathless, since, we were climbing up the stairs to get to our classroom. Sometimes, like today, we used the long break after the third period to venture out in the court in the hopes of catching a glimpse of 'our' boys.
"Yes..." Diana replied softly.
Well, I had thought so. Today we had been lucky!
Did the individuals in question know about our crushes? I doubted they even knew about our existence...
Still, a girl - well in our case two girls – could dream, right?
"Did you see that Ina was also standing at the bicycle-corner?" Diana asked me, changing the topic again.
